Mac mini restart after trying to boot from leopard DVD!!!!!

[bpx]

hi,
i've been having some serious problem with my mac mini. Im trying to install a copy of leopard in my new hard drive and every time i try to boot the dvd holding the "c" key, the computer restart. I dont know what to do, i would appreciate any help.

thanks in advance!

Bernardo

 

[geoffreak]

Hold option at start and see if the CD shows up in the list of bootable options.

 

[milk242]

If you have the new mini then you'll have to use the restore disks and not a retail copy. I would suspect your retail copy is not 10.5.7 so it doesn't have the drivers for the new mini. Same thing happened to me
then I realized my retail copy was old.

 

[Carlos E]

If you have the new mini then you'll have to use the restore disks and not a retail copy. I would suspect your retail copy is not 10.5.7 so it doesn't have the drivers for the new mini. Same thing happened to me
then I realized my retail copy was old.

Ahh, no wonder. I just tried the same thing and it wouldn't boot from my 10.5 retail disk. That explains it.